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SUMMARY:Wild Children of the Woods  
DESCRIPTION:with Monya Relles\nGrades 3 – 5\nMondays 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 9 – December 16 (no class October 14 or November 11)\nFee per Child: Tier A:$393 | Tier B:$327 | Tier C:$278 | Tier D:$213\nLimited to 12 participants \nWe go to the woods to think\, learn\, play\, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch Fall turn to Winter. We will visit stump city\, ferns\, and the far-away woods\, play some organized games\, and learn about the animals\, plants\, and life in these woods\, including ourselves.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/wild-children-of-the-woods-35/2024-12-02/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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SUMMARY:Homeschool I: Our Changing World
DESCRIPTION:Homeschool I: Our Changing World: Transformations in Nature \nwith Lauren Dausch\nGrades 1 – 3\, Ages 6 – 8\nTuesdays 10 AM – 2 PM\nSeptember 17 – December 10\n(No program October 22\, November 26 for Homeschool Discovery Days. No program November 5 for election day)\nFee per Child: Tier A: $773 | Tier B: $645 | Tier C: $548 | Tier D: $419\nLimited to 12 participants \nWhat does it mean to “transform?” Do all transformations happen in the same way? What changes do we experience as humans? Join us this Fall to study the intricacies of change and transformation in the natural world. We will learn about changes among plant life\, the animal kingdom\, soil and substrates\, planetary history\, chemicals and more! Our world is constantly changing\, and if we train our senses finely enough\, we will be able to sense our own transformations occurring right in tune with the Earth’s.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/homeschool-i-our-changing-world/2024-12-03/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T173000
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UID:10004020-1733239800-1733247000@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature Play Afterschool
DESCRIPTION:with Jeff Mazur\nGrades 1 – 3\nTuesdays\, 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 10 – December 17 (no program November 5)\nFee per Child: Tier A-$447 | Tier B-$372 | Tier C-$316  | Tier D-$242\nLimited to 12 participants \nHitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run\, jump\, climb\, invent\, imagine\, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields\, jump in leaf piles\, build forts\, climb trees\, and make new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-play-afterschool-207/2024-12-03/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115842
CREATED:20240606T200624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T200624Z
UID:10004169-1733326200-1733333400@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature Play Afterschool
DESCRIPTION:Nature Play Afterschool \nwith Jeff Mazur\nGrades 2 – 4\nWednesdays\, 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 4 – December 18 (Extended day (1 PM) on October 23\, no program November 27)\nFee per Child: Tier A-$487 | Tier B-$406 | Tier C-$345  | Tier D-$264\nLimited to 12 participants \nHitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run\, jump\, climb\, invent\, imagine\, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields\, jump in leaf piles\, build forts\, climb trees\, and make new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits. For those parents deciding between the junior and nature play programs\, the latter often travels further and is away from the Hitchcock Center’s play yard longer.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-play-afterschool-208/2024-12-04/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241209T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115843
CREATED:20240606T195530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T195530Z
UID:10004007-1733758200-1733765400@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Wild Children of the Woods  
DESCRIPTION:with Monya Relles\nGrades 3 – 5\nMondays 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 9 – December 16 (no class October 14 or November 11)\nFee per Child: Tier A:$393 | Tier B:$327 | Tier C:$278 | Tier D:$213\nLimited to 12 participants \nWe go to the woods to think\, learn\, play\, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch Fall turn to Winter. We will visit stump city\, ferns\, and the far-away woods\, play some organized games\, and learn about the animals\, plants\, and life in these woods\, including ourselves.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/wild-children-of-the-woods-35/2024-12-09/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115843
CREATED:20240606T194614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T194614Z
UID:10003985-1733824800-1733839200@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Homeschool I: Our Changing World
DESCRIPTION:Homeschool I: Our Changing World: Transformations in Nature \nwith Lauren Dausch\nGrades 1 – 3\, Ages 6 – 8\nTuesdays 10 AM – 2 PM\nSeptember 17 – December 10\n(No program October 22\, November 26 for Homeschool Discovery Days. No program November 5 for election day)\nFee per Child: Tier A: $773 | Tier B: $645 | Tier C: $548 | Tier D: $419\nLimited to 12 participants \nWhat does it mean to “transform?” Do all transformations happen in the same way? What changes do we experience as humans? Join us this Fall to study the intricacies of change and transformation in the natural world. We will learn about changes among plant life\, the animal kingdom\, soil and substrates\, planetary history\, chemicals and more! Our world is constantly changing\, and if we train our senses finely enough\, we will be able to sense our own transformations occurring right in tune with the Earth’s.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/homeschool-i-our-changing-world/2024-12-10/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241210T173000
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CREATED:20240606T195709Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Play Afterschool
DESCRIPTION:with Jeff Mazur\nGrades 1 – 3\nTuesdays\, 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 10 – December 17 (no program November 5)\nFee per Child: Tier A-$447 | Tier B-$372 | Tier C-$316  | Tier D-$242\nLimited to 12 participants \nHitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run\, jump\, climb\, invent\, imagine\, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields\, jump in leaf piles\, build forts\, climb trees\, and make new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-play-afterschool-207/2024-12-10/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115843
CREATED:20240606T200624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T200624Z
UID:10004170-1733931000-1733938200@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature Play Afterschool
DESCRIPTION:Nature Play Afterschool \nwith Jeff Mazur\nGrades 2 – 4\nWednesdays\, 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 4 – December 18 (Extended day (1 PM) on October 23\, no program November 27)\nFee per Child: Tier A-$487 | Tier B-$406 | Tier C-$345  | Tier D-$264\nLimited to 12 participants \nHitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run\, jump\, climb\, invent\, imagine\, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields\, jump in leaf piles\, build forts\, climb trees\, and make new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits. For those parents deciding between the junior and nature play programs\, the latter often travels further and is away from the Hitchcock Center’s play yard longer.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-play-afterschool-208/2024-12-11/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241216T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115843
CREATED:20240606T195530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T195530Z
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SUMMARY:Wild Children of the Woods  
DESCRIPTION:with Monya Relles\nGrades 3 – 5\nMondays 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 9 – December 16 (no class October 14 or November 11)\nFee per Child: Tier A:$393 | Tier B:$327 | Tier C:$278 | Tier D:$213\nLimited to 12 participants \nWe go to the woods to think\, learn\, play\, and explore in this afterschool series for upper-elementary schoolers. We will roam the grounds of the Hitchcock Center as we watch Fall turn to Winter. We will visit stump city\, ferns\, and the far-away woods\, play some organized games\, and learn about the animals\, plants\, and life in these woods\, including ourselves.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/wild-children-of-the-woods-35/2024-12-16/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115843
CREATED:20240606T194403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T194403Z
UID:10003975-1734429600-1734444000@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Discovery Day: Tracks and Traces 
DESCRIPTION:Tracks and Traces  \nwith Lauren Dausch\nDecember 17\, 10 AM – 2 PM\nAges 6 – 12 or grades 1 – 6\nFee per Child: Tier A:$79 | Tier B:$66 | Tier C:$56 | Tier D:$43\nLimited to 12 participants \nWinter is the best time of year for tracking! Our day will be full of a variety of activities to foster the young tracker within you. Bring your best observation skills\, and a bundle of curiosity!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/discovery-day-tracks-and-traces/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115843
CREATED:20240606T195709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T195709Z
UID:10004022-1734449400-1734456600@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature Play Afterschool
DESCRIPTION:with Jeff Mazur\nGrades 1 – 3\nTuesdays\, 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 10 – December 17 (no program November 5)\nFee per Child: Tier A-$447 | Tier B-$372 | Tier C-$316  | Tier D-$242\nLimited to 12 participants \nHitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run\, jump\, climb\, invent\, imagine\, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields\, jump in leaf piles\, build forts\, climb trees\, and make new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-play-afterschool-207/2024-12-17/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241218T173000
DTSTAMP:20260417T115843
CREATED:20240606T200624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T200624Z
UID:10004171-1734535800-1734543000@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature Play Afterschool
DESCRIPTION:Nature Play Afterschool \nwith Jeff Mazur\nGrades 2 – 4\nWednesdays\, 3:30 – 5:30 PM\nSeptember 4 – December 18 (Extended day (1 PM) on October 23\, no program November 27)\nFee per Child: Tier A-$487 | Tier B-$406 | Tier C-$345  | Tier D-$264\nLimited to 12 participants \nHitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run\, jump\, climb\, invent\, imagine\, play and be free-range kids all while developing self-confidence and learning valuable social skills. During Fall Nature Play we will explore wooded trails and fields\, jump in leaf piles\, build forts\, climb trees\, and make new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. Our instructors provide a safe setting for children to explore nature and encourage children to stretch their limits. For those parents deciding between the junior and nature play programs\, the latter often travels further and is away from the Hitchcock Center’s play yard longer.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-play-afterschool-208/2024-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6
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